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Tennessee Editor
Robert Costa reports:
Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican and GOP conference chair, tells NRO that Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) is “all tied up in a knot.”
“All of the king’s horses and all of the king’s men may not be able to put 60 together again,” says [...]
The chief had harsh words for the Tennessee General Assembly. “I would hope (the legislature) would focus as much attention on keeping criminals behind bars as letting people go in bars with guns,” he said about the possibility prison terms may be reduced to help balance the state [...]
I could hardly say it better myself:
In face of all this hard data, the antis' theme has become "commonsense gun control." That, I think, is more than just "we only want a moderate amount of gun control." I think it also has a nuance of "don't expect us" [...]I could hardly say it better myself:
In face of all this hard data, the antis' theme has become "commonsense gun control." That, I think, is more than just "we only want a moderate amount of gun control." I think it also has a nuance of "don't expect us" [...]
It doesn’t matter what the American people say, or do, they just keep right on giving up the shaft. I do believe it’s past time to give it back!
H/T: Big Government
[...]Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends. As you begin the celebration of Hanukkah, I wanted to take a few minutes to wish you much joy and happiness as you enjoy the company of your loved ones. As you light the menorah and exchange gifts, I hope you [...]
I missed sundown. Was off doing something I’d rather not have been, but that’s neither here nor there.
A little history:
Chanukah — the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of Kislev 25 — celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over [...]
From the Minnesota Independent:
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann urged her supporters to fight health care reform by calling Congress “every day, when you wake up in the morning and comb your hair and take your vitamins.”
[...]Mike Byrd with the deep thought:
Maybe one day Metro will adequately fund public schools and lobbyists will have to hold a bake sale to build a convention center.
[...]Ben Cunningham wants to know. Spokesman Peter Boogaard tells PP that Rep. Cooper was in a meeting with a senior white house official and that he put a statement into the record stating he would have voted against the bill.
[...]
Rep. Blackburn: “If President Obama has his way, the Copenhagen conference will produce mandatory emissions limits that would destroy millions of American jobs and damage our economic competitiveness for decades to come.” At the core of the scientific method is a skepticism towards tradition and authority and a stubborn return to examining the data. It is becoming increasingly clear that the raw data on the global climate have been manipulated. Whether you have watched the lecture by Lord Monckton or read the [...]
If you are considering getting into reloading, like I am, it probably would not hurt to give this a read (though I cannot recommend the host company for that weblog, given their past inventory control problems and questionable pricing practices). Unfortunately, the only thing holding me up [...]
If you are considering getting into reloading, like I am, it probably would not hurt to give this a read (though I cannot recommend the host company for that weblog, given their past inventory control problems and questionable pricing practices). Unfortunately, the only thing holding me up [...]
The Junior Senator says there will be a bit of hell to be paid once Congress raises the federal debt ceiling.
[...]Sad day in Tennessee media, Lee and Terry Frank are leaving the airwaves in Knoxville, we hope only for a short time, and find happiness in their next endeavor. The inspiration for us to go on the air, we are striving to become as constant in our message as theirs [...]
Greg Johnson answers in the affirmative:
A family of four that received the maximum in food stamps and EITC could get more than $10,000 in government assistance….Bottom line: Tennessee households in the lowest income bracket can potentially receive up to five times as much in benefits as they pay in [...]
With Christmas fast approaching (or so the calendear tells me), I would like to take a moment to remind my readers that my book, Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from Firefly , is still available, still on the market, and still in its bigger-better-and-more-shiny Third [...]
With Christmas fast approaching (or so the calendear tells me), I would like to take a moment to remind my readers that my book, Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from Firefly , is still available, still on the market, and still in its bigger-better-and-more-shiny Third [...]
This poem came to me in a forwarded e-mail. Normally, I wouldn’t take the liberty of reproducing it here, but in light of the spirit of the poem, I don’t believe the author would mind.
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and [...]
This poem came to me in a forwarded e-mail. Normally, I wouldn’t take the liberty of reproducing it here, but in light of the spirit of the poem, I don’t believe the author would mind.
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and [...]
From National Journal:
In mid-October, the financial behemoth Goldman Sachs hired former Rep. Harold Ford Sr., D-Tenn., according to an early December lobby disclosure filing.
Why did the firm hire Ford — now a 64-year-old lobbyist who splits his time between Tennessee and Florida? The disclosure form sheds little light. Under [...]
From the Messenger:
On the other side of the fence in Obion County, Pinion confirmed last week he is considering a run for the Congressional seat. As a former state representative, Pinion is now working as a consultant for an engineering firm in Nashville.
On a scale of 1 to 10, [...]
These are Christmas Trees
These are NOT Holiday Trees
They are not Hanukkah bushes
They are [...]
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The appropriations bill passed by the house yesterday has 5,224 earmarks. It is stuffed with pork and increases spending at a time when we are already in defacto default. What the hell is going on?Sen. Durbin says he’s ‘in the dark’ on possible healthcare reform compromise
The 10 Democratic senators who crafted a healthcare compromise are keeping its details a secret, says Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Friday.
Responding to a complaint by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that Republicans haven’t been told what’s in [...]
Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series “Bat Masterson,” “Burke’s Law” and “The Name of the Game,” has died at age 90 of unknown causes, his son said.
I don’t mean to be rude [...]
I will be guest co-hosting the Liberty Pulse Radio Show tonight at 9 PM Central Time until about 11 PM Central. Guests will include AntiWar.com's Scott Horton, Jack Hunter (the Southern Avenger), and Adam Kissel of the Foundation for Individual Rights in [...] Nashville is Talking reports that a domestic assault charge against former TNGOP spokesman Bill Hobbs will be retired if his record stays clean the next three months.
UPDATE: Post Politics spoke with Mrs. Anna Hobbs not long ago. She will not be making any comment on the record but confirms [...]
Anne Bancroft on playing Mrs. Robinson:
“Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we will reach a point in our lives, look around, and realize that all the things we said we’d do and become will never come to be. And that we’re ordinary.”
DAMN. [...]
High-Ranking Al Qaeda Leader Reportedly Killed
A high-ranking Al Qaeda figure reportedly was killed Thursday in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in north Pakistan.
The attack, first reported by NBC News, was officially denied by Pakistani officials, though sources told Fox News that neither Usama bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahiri were [...]
Eat less meat and dairy: official recipe to help health of consumers – and the planet
Shrinking of food and drink industry likely, says report
The first official recommendations for a diet that is both healthy and good for the environment are published today, and they are likely to be [...]
Special agent John Gillies, who has led major anti-corruption drives during his 27-year career with the bureau, focused his words primarily on crooked financiers and unscrupulous officials. …
Gillies described corruption as the number one crime in the US and disclosed that public corruption investigations had jumped by [...]
Richard Connor on media bias:
In a strange, ironic display of friendship, most of the barbs come from a cadre of those I consider to be among my best buddies. They seem to delight in demonstrating how their claims of bias are correct and I am wrong.
That’s because I contend [...]
Speaker Pelosi’s Spendapalooza
The Foundry
Next week Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is expected to attach a provision to the Department of Defense appropriations bill that would increase our national debt limit by $1.925 trillion. This debt limit raise would authorize the U.S. Treasury to borrow as much as $14 [...]
Erick Erickson discusses:
Lately, we have collectively been saying a lot of people are conservatives, the noun, when we should be saying they are conservative, the adjective. Here is a good example:
George W. Bush is not a conservative. He is conservative, but not a conservative. While Christianity has certainly always [...]
“As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do [...]
Lisa and Lunch Lady Doris About government and school lunches:
And the Bash Brothers about America’s youth: [...]
It’s funny. One of the things that drives me bananas about blogging is how people will get this idea of you in their heads and then hold you accountable to that idea. Like, if they come to believe that you’re fair and consistent (ha, for example), [...]
With Tennessee’s own Christian Grantham.
[...]“I’m trying to put the campaign together before I officially announce,” Kirkland said.
Kirkland’s base is in Madison County and the city of Jackson, where he has practiced medicine for 25 years and is active in several medical and civic organizations. His family is known for starting a popular [...]
That’s gonna make him reevaluate for a moment:
Sarah Palin had some rare praise Thursday for President Obama after the president delivered his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo. But the former Republican vice presidential nominee added that she would like to see the president act more like his [...]
Ben Cunningham is not pleased:
When they put something this important on autopilot and say, ‘Well we’re going to let this thing decide what are per diem is,’ taxpayers can’t put stuff on autopilot,” said taxpayer advocate Ben Cunningham. “We have to sit down on our budget every month.”
This year, [...]
From the Memphis Flyer:
And it highlighted a fact of life for both campaigns: Each candidate is seeking, beyond his own partisan political base, voters from the broad middle of the local Shelby County voting population. After his press conference Thursday, Gibbons acknowledged that he and Kyle were competing for [...]
“Representative Blackburn has emerged as a leading voice for common-sense solutions to clean up our environment and deliver clean, affordable energy,” House Minority Leader John Boehner said in a prepared statement. “I’m pleased she’ll be delivering the national GOP address this week and heading to Copenhagen [...]
The number of federal workers earning six-figure salaries has exploded during the recession, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal salary data.
Federal employees making salaries of $100,000 or more jumped from 14 percent to 19 percent of civil servants during the recession’s first 18 months [...]
According to a press release from the Tennessee Department of Corrections, an email is being circulated regarding recent gang activity. The email, TDOC officials say, “cannot be supported by current [TDOT] intelligence.”
The email did come from a department employee. It is not, however, an official TDOT statement.
The email [...]
Blogging has been light here at Chez Coma. Sorry ’bout that. I figured you wouldn’t be interested in my grinchiness this year, but there is one thing.
This happens here in the Fightin’ 8th more than you would think. Republicrats, my friend.
Tanner is well-liked by Republicrats. That is all.
[...]Blogging has been light here at Chez Coma. Sorry ’bout that. I figured you wouldn’t be interested in my grinchiness this year, but there is one thing.
This happens here in the Fightin’ 8th more than you would think. Republicrats, my friend.
Tanner is well-liked Republicrats. That is all.
[...]
How have you been affected by the lane closure?
"CQ: How Are You Getting Down the Mountain?" originally appeared on Chattarati.com on Dec. 11, 2009. Unless otherwise noted, this article is ©2009 Chattatari and may not be reused without permission.
Where was Jim?
